Table III.2 BRAZIL: INCREASE IN LANDSOWN WITH SOYBEAN, 1990-1991 TO 2004-2005 (Thousands of hectares) Principal producing regions Central-West Region Mato Grosso Mato ... capacity to adapt to technological changes. 1. Brazil Between 1990 and 2005, the amount of land devoted to soy in Brazilincreased by 12.5 million hectares. This region ... In short, there has been a remarkable increase in area devoted to soy

of biofuel production on these ecosystems. 3.2 Competition for land use Table 5: Brazil’s ... Table 5: Brazil’sland area and its uses Land area in BrazilLand (M-ha) % of total land % arable landBrazil Preserved areas and other uses* 510 (60%) Arable land 340 (40%) Cultivated land: all crops Soybeans Corn Sugar cane Oranges Pastures ... In Brazil, the recent growth of biofuels production has raised concerns

of margin between conventional and transgenic soybeans (fig. 5). The diffusion of HT soybean having brought about the replacement of certain formerly used weedkillers ... a global reduction in herbicide treatment costs for all soybean producers whether ...brazil, nelson, united states

in Brazil yields the highest per acre compared to other ethanol feedstocks. Land use and land use change have recently become major concerns in the arena of biofuel policy ... balance and to energy production per land unit; 2) greenhouse gas emissions ...brazil

than 9 percent, and India, which had an 8 percent increase. In 2006, global economic growth ... That requires additional crops for human and animal consumption – and that increases ...brazil, china, north america

major soybean states. In 2010, Mato Grosso comprised 27 % of the Brazilianlandsown ... in Brazil is dominated by only a few major states. While São Paulo is the sugar cane ... Grosso and Paraná are very strong in soybean production which on average covers more

increasesoybean production in the next few years, possibly overtaking the U.S. in both total land devoted to soybeans, and total production. ... is difficult to be optimistic about future soybean prices. While it is possible the new ... Average Weekly Soybean Prices Nearby Futures Contract n n ar pr ay b Ju Ja Fe M A M l ug ov ct p ec Ju Se O A D N

The expansion of sugarcane, soybean, and corn plantations pressured land prices ... activities, such as sugarcane and soybean plantations19, contributing to increase pasture prices. Soybean versus land prices The following chart shows the average price ... Average land price for farming Average price of soy

land catalyzed explosive growth in commercial soybean farming across Brazil ... The Amazon: Brazil’s Final Soybean Frontier ...Brazil’s cultivated soybean area has nearly doubled in the last decade, rising

2 yield increase of corn, cotton and soybean in the u.s.: 1930-2006 3 average cotton ... in brazil 2000-2005 6 soybean yields in the top 4 soybeans producers 1987-2006 7 cotton ... of land with GM crops, in fact the 50, 000 ha threshold is so low that GM plantings make up less than 3% of the total agricultural crop land in most